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VOL. 11, ISSUE 2 (2025)
Reading Indian folktales through green lens with special reference to A.K. Ramanujan’s folktales from India : An ecocritical perspective
Authors
Miss Ibrahim Nachiya N, Dr C Alagan
Abstract
The revival of retelling folktales of India potentially
occupies enough space in research field. The folktales are deeply rooted and
nourished by the human experience as served an authentic mirror. Nature is the
predominant backdrop of the folktales though the tone of each tale varies like
didactic, symbiotic, conversation of nature and so on. Especially, they never
forget to celebrate the nature and its functions. Indian folktales enrich with
indigenous culture and capture the reminiscences of eco-centric lives. A.K.
Ramanujan’s tales showcase humanity that intimately entwined with nature.
Ecological ideas permeate in all stories. Women in his folktales are often
equated with nature and the environment what ecofeminism defined. The symbiotic
relationship between humankind and nature is evident. Human body is often
compared with trees. Each story captures ecological sensibilities in its
own inimitable way. Speaking with trees and non-human creatures, transforming
bodies from human to animals, biological relationship with animals is quite
common in these tales. As a reservoir of information, this collection gives
adequate resources to trace ecological ideas.
This paper is an effort to bring out the contextualizing the text in
ecocritical perspective.
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Pages:18-20
How to cite this article:
Miss Ibrahim Nachiya N, Dr C Alagan "Reading Indian folktales through green lens with special reference to A.K. Ramanujan’s folktales from India : An ecocritical perspective". International Journal of English Research, Vol 11, Issue 2, 2025, Pages 18-20
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